NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Frederick, MD

Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Frederick, Maryland, and NPI 1730677121, issued on May 1, 2018. Check the license (Maryland R157571, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730677121
Name
Michelle Lynn Ridgeway
Credential
CRNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
R157571 MD
SP018753 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 W 7TH St, Frederick, MD 21701
Phone
(240) 566-3990
Enumerated
May 1, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 30, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(240) 439-8910
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180605003250); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 400 W 7TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jan Abramczuk, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1750301719
  2. Esther AdejumoPhysician Assistant1194533109
  3. Charleen Anani, PHARMDPharmacist1619842580
  4. James Ansell, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1982354320
  5. Mustafa AzimiAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1568064046
  6. Justin BarnettEmergency Medicine Physician1447741863

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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michelle Ridgeway21
  2. Specialty average906

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $19.33

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Ridgeway$19.33
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baltimore Ketamine ClinicSparks, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michelle Lynn Ridgeway among 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maryland

Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP is one of 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 28% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2021 among the 1,409 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 19% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

74 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Frederick

They are 74 of the 3,981 NPPES records with a practice address in Frederick, and 2,373 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Megan Arbogast, MSN, ACNP, PMHNPFrederick, MD 217011023334893
  2. Lynda Artusio, C.R.N.P.-PMHFrederick, MD 217011841363702
  3. Linda Cann, MSN,APRN,FNP,PMHNPFrederick, MD 217011033754221
  4. Mary Dameron, FNP-BC. PMHNP-BCFrederick, MD 217011467426254
  5. Asia DouglasFrederick, MD 217011518421973
  6. Njideka EmenyiFrederick, MD 217011912567504
  7. Joel Griffith, PMHNP-BCFrederick, MD 217011508338203
  8. Allison Krichbaum, PMHNP,B.S.N. M.S.N.Frederick, MD 217011144747056

Common questions

What is Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP's NPI number?

Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730677121, issued on May 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 W 7TH St, Frederick, MD, 21701. Phone: (240) 566-3990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R157571, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Lynn Ridgeway, CRNP had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.